Where does “minisubmarine” come from?
minisubmarine (English) comes from English submarine, from English Marine, from Middle English marin, from Middle French marin, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus — adjectival suffix.
minisubmarine (English): A small submarine
Definitions
- A small submarine
Ancestry of “minisubmarine”, step by step
minisubmarine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English submarine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | submarine | Undersea; Hidden or undisclosed; Of a pitch,... |
| 2 | English | Marine | Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps; A member of... |
| 3 | Middle English | marin | The seaside; the coast |
| 4 | Middle French | marin | marine |
| 5 | Old French | marin | marine |
| 6 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 8 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 9 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |